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heartstories GNO

This was clearly the winning table during our “Let’s Get Together GNO”. We played a hilarious “beauty charades” game that night and let’s just say that these women were up for the challenge. The thing about our activities at girls night out, is that they can never be done alone.

Everything we do requires connection.

It’s not necessarily about making new connections, although that almost always happens naturally. It’s about growing the roots of the ones you have. It’s about laughing, learning and expanding your ability to connect, while doing something enjoyable. We circle up and encourage a variety of conversations.

Of course, none of it is on accident.

The entire experience is designed around connection as the starting point for inspiration and courage. When women realize they aren’t alone, even in the smallest of stories, it changes everything. Whether it’s a time you chipped your tooth, had a giant parenting fail, lost your …

I watched I Love Lucy quite a bit growing up. Oh the messes Lucy and Ethel would get themselves in. Seems like it was almost always Lucy’s idea, but once Lucy was committed to something, you could be sure to find Ethel by her side to the bitter end.

That’s what best friends, and sisters, do.

Having sisters is like having built-in best friends. Even if it seems like you’re nothing alike, there’s that common bond of sharing life together. You know each other’s secrets. You know each other’s stories.

But not everyone had the privilege of growing up with sisters in their family.

That’s why God gave us girlfriends! Girlfriends are the sisters you choose. You might meet her because she’s your neighbor. You might work at the same company, go to the same church or have kids at the same school.

No matter how you meet, you choose her because you like her, and trust …

We’re in the process of remodeling our house. . . let me just give you some advice: NEVER DO IT! I don’t know if I’ll look back and say it was worth it, but right now the answer is definitely not. So last night’s GNO was especially wonderful because I could actually sit in a chair that wasn’t covered in sawdust, in a room that had nicely spaced furniture, and use a cup without rinsing it out first. All kinds of good things like that.

But it was so much more.

Last night I got to hang out with women who are intent on making the world a better place. In the middle of all the pain, frustration, judgement and anger going on all around us, we created a peaceful, loving space. We breathed deeply. We made eye contact and listened to each other’s stories. There was no judgement or anger in that …